TRI_BABE
Hey! The natural anti-inflammatory I use is called "Traumeel" by a company called Heel. They have some research on their website:

http://traumeel.us/

But there are also published studies that it works as well and is better tolerated than normal NSAIDS, here's just one in PubMed, the database of the US National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health :

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21556350

I take the tablets, haven't tried the cream.

My Dad has tried it and prefers ibuprofen though. I don't know that it works as fast at ibuprofen. I used to seriously weight train and kept a bottle of Ibuprofen by my bed for first thing in the morning use. Now, I keep a bottle of Traumeel there, just in case. LOL!

The downside is it's more expensive and not as easy to get. I buy it online from places like Vitacost, but you can get it at natural food/health stores, too.

And for me the scale says I've gained 5 lbs of lean mass and lost 3 lbs of fat. OK, but my goal is actual WEIGHT loss, as you know for running, I don't need to gain lean mass. That sounds bad but it's true!1887 days ago